DNC Names Debate Qualifiers

The Democratic National Committee has announced that 20 candidates have qualified for the party's first presidential debate.  

1. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado
2. Former Vice President Joe Biden
3. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey
4. South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg
5. Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro
6. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
7. Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland
8. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii
9. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
10. Sen. Kamala Harris of California
11. Former Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado
12. Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington
13. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
14. Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas
15. Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio
16. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
17. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California
18. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
19. Author Marianne Williamson
20. Entrepreneur Andrew Yang

The debate will take place over two nights - June 26 and 27 - in Miami. On Friday, the field will be divided into two groups of 10.  To get there, the DNC will divide candidates into two tiers, those polling at or above 2%, and the remainder.  Each group will be randomly split across the two nights.

NBC News, along MSNBC and Telemundo - two NBC owned networks - will host the two hour debates. There will be five moderators.